Section 24-504. VENDING BUSINESS LICENSE: APPLICATION AND FEES

 

504.1An applicant for a Vending Business License shall meet all applicable business licensing criteria, shall file an application with DCRA, and shall pay all applicable fees.

 

504.2Application for a Vending Business License shall be made on a form prescribed by DCRA and shall include the following information:

 

(a)The name and address of the owner of the vending business;

 

(b)The class(es) of Vending Business License being sought;

 

(c)A description of the type of merchandise or service to be offered for sale;

 

(d)A description of the vending vehicle, vending cart, or vending stand to be  used (not applicable to Class C license applicants), including an eight inch  by ten inch (8 in. x 10 in.) color photograph of such vehicle, cart, or stand,  if available at the time of application or when approved pursuant to § 570  as part of a vending development zone;

 

(e)An indication of the Vending Locations the applicant wishes to occupy, in  their order of preference (not applicable to Class C license applicants);

 

(f)A Clean Hands Certification;

 

(g)A copy of the applicant’s certificate of registration, issued by the Office of  Tax and Revenue, designating the applicant’s sales and use tax number;

 

(h)If the applicant is not a resident of the District of Columbia:

 

(1)The name and address of a registered agent upon whom service of  process and other legal notices may be delivered; or

 

(2)A designation of the Mayor as the person who may accept service  of process as well as other legal notices directed to the applicant;

 

(i)If the applicant is applying for a Class A or Class C license, the applicant  shall complete all forms required by:

 

(1)DCRA, as specified in §§ 504.1 and 504.2; and

 

(2)DOH, as specified in § 502.2;

 

(j)A valid telephone number;

(k)A passport-sized color photograph of the applicant, if the applicant  himself or herself will be vending; and

 

(l)Any additional information required by the DCRA Director or by the  DOH Director for Class A or Class C licenses.

 

504.3The DCRA Director shall not issue a Vending Business License if:

 

(a)The applicant’s Vending Business License has been revoked within the  past one (1) year;

 

(b)The application for renewal of a Vending Business License has been  denied under § 507; or

 

(c)The applicant has been:

 

(1)Convicted for vending without a license;

 

(2)Issued a notice of infraction by DCRA for vending without a  license;

 

(3)Convicted for a criminal offense committed while vending with a  license;

 

(4)Issued a notice of infraction by DOH for vending without a  food  vending license; or

 

(5)Failed to pay fines for violations of Subtitle A (Food and Food  Operations) of Title 25 of the DCMR issued by DOH.

 

504.4An applicant whose license application is rejected pursuant to §§ 504.3(a), (b), or (c)(1) through (c)(3) shall not be eligible to receive a Vending Business License until one (1) year after the date of the revocation, denial, arrest, ticket, or notice of infraction.

 

504.5An applicant must be at least eighteen (18) years of age to be eligible to be issued a Vending Business License; provided, that such age restriction shall not preclude an individual from becoming an employee of a duly licensed Vendor and being issued a Vendor Employee Identification Badge pursuant to § 564.

 

504.6In addition to the application and endorsement fees for a basic business license, the fees charged for Vending Business Licenses shall be in the amounts listed in Chapter 5 (Basic Business License Schedule of Fees) of Title 17 of the DCMR.

 

authority

Sections 5 and 18 of Mayor-Commissioner Regulation No. 74-39, effective December 13, 1974 (21 DCR 1285), as amended by the Vendors Regulation Amendments Act of 1978, effective June 30, 1978 (D.C. Law 2-82; 24 DCR 9293), Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1986, effective August 21, 1986, the Vending Regulation Act of 2009, effective October 22, 2009 (D.C. Law 18-71; 56 DCR 6619), and Mayor’s Order 2010-91, dated May 27, 2010; Sections 101(b), 2002(b), and 2 of the Omnibus Regulatory Reform Amendment Act of 1998, effective April 29, 1998 (D.C. Law 12-86; D.C. Official Code §§ 47-2851.04(c)(1), 47-2851.05(d), and 47-2851.12 (2005 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)); Sections 104 and 105 of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985, effective October 5, 1985 (D.C. Law 6-42; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-1801.04 and 2-1801.05 (2007 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)); and Mayor’s Order 86-38, dated March 4, 1986.

source

Regulation No. 74-39 (21 DCR 1285 (December 23, 1974); as amended by § 2 of the Vendors Regulation Amendments Act of 1978, effective June 30, 1978 (D.C. Law 2-82; 24 DCR 9293 (May 5, 1978)) ; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 13055 (September 20, 2013).